ateia Bizkaia 

Presentation

The Association of Freight Forwarders of Bizkaia, Organization for Logistics and Transport - ATEIA BIZKAIA-OLT, is the Business Organization of Freight Forwarders of provincial scope of Bizkaia constituted as a non-profit entity, of voluntary membership and integrated by freight forwarding, storage, logistics and/or customs companies, whose mission is the representation and defense of the interests of our members before the various public and private institutions, which affect or coincide in the activity of those who compose it, always seeking to improve the competitiveness of companies.

It was founded in 1978 with the aim of defending the common interests of the companies belonging to this group.

Ateia Bizkaia-OLT -Association of Freight Forwarders - Organization for Logistics and Transport- has 46 associated companies, concentrating most of the volume of cargo moved in Bilbao.

In this sense, and by way of example, the Freight Forwarding sector moves 80% of the cargo moved in the Port of Bilbao.

With regard to sales, the companies associated with ateia Bizkaia-OLT have a turnover of more than 300,000,000 € (70% of the turnover of the entire sector in this Territory) employing more than 700 people directly.

Objectives of the Association

The representation, management, defense and promotion of the common professional interests of its members.

In order to develop this purpose, it develops the following activities:

• the representation, management, defense and promotion of the economic-social and professional interests common to its members.

• intervention in labor relations, contributing to the defense and promotion of its own economic and social interests, through actions such as collective bargaining, collective labor disputes, social

• dialogue and institutional participation in public bodies of the Public Administrations.

• consequently, the association shall have the character of an employers' organization.

• cooperation with National and/or International Organizations related to the activity, by means of the corresponding adhesion and collaboration to be determined.

• the establishment of its own services, of common interest for its members.

• the administration and disposal of its own resources, whether budgetary or patrimonial, and their application to the purposes and activities of the Association.

• all other functions of a similar nature deemed necessary or convenient for the fulfillment of its purposes and for the defense of the legitimate interests of its members.

Board of Directors:

It is composed of a group of professionals who, in their personal capacity, have been elected by the representatives of the Affiliated Companies, for a period of four years, with the exception of the Technical Secretary.

ATEIA BIZKAIA-OLT has the following permanent Working Committees, formed by experts representing the associated companies:

• Customs.
• Air Transport.
• Maritime Transport.
• Land Transport.
• Training.

Occasionally, Commissions or Working Groups are created to deal with, discuss and develop current issues that may arise as a result of new challenges in the activity.